http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca Managing global ocean and freshwater resources for the future Mon, 14 May 2012 21:57:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/05/04/dr-rashid-sumaila-to-speak-at-the-6th-world-fisheries-congress-may-10-2012/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/05/04/dr-rashid-sumaila-to-speak-at-the-6th-world-fisheries-congress-may-10-2012/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:28:57 +0000 nhotte http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2439 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/05/04/dr-rashid-sumaila-to-speak-at-the-6th-world-fisheries-congress-may-10-2012/feed/ 0 Dr. Rashid Sumaila, Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre and the Fisheries Economics Research Unit, will present his work on illegal fishing during a session on May 10 and offer strategies for transitioning to sustainable fisheries during a panel for the Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit Workshop on May 11. The 6th World Fisheries Congress [...] rashid http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/27/rashid-sumaila-presents-at-rio20-second-round-side-event-from-harmful-subsidies-to-safe-subsidies-april-30-2012/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/27/rashid-sumaila-presents-at-rio20-second-round-side-event-from-harmful-subsidies-to-safe-subsidies-april-30-2012/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:55:20 +0000 nhotte http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2434 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/27/rashid-sumaila-presents-at-rio20-second-round-side-event-from-harmful-subsidies-to-safe-subsidies-april-30-2012/feed/ 0 Dr. Rashid Sumaila, Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre and the Fisheries Economics Research Unit, will speak at an event hosted by the Global Campaign for Climate Action at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, April 30, 2012. The event, From harmful subsidies to safe subsidies, has been coordinated as a Side [...] Rashid-Sumaila http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/17/conference-in-honour-of-dr-colin-clark-developments-and-challenges-in-fisheries-economics-may-15-and-16-2012/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/17/conference-in-honour-of-dr-colin-clark-developments-and-challenges-in-fisheries-economics-may-15-and-16-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:34:54 +0000 nhotte http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2390 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/17/conference-in-honour-of-dr-colin-clark-developments-and-challenges-in-fisheries-economics-may-15-and-16-2012/feed/ 0 May 15 and 16, 2012 Michael Smith Laboratories, Room 102 University of British Columbia 2185 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Conference hosted by the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre and Department of Mathematics Click here for a conference poster and to view the conference agenda. How a mathematician rocked the boat for fisheries [...] ColinClark http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/02/dr-sumaila-at-the-un-human-rights-expert-summit-on-the-right-to-food/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/02/dr-sumaila-at-the-un-human-rights-expert-summit-on-the-right-to-food/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:07:19 +0000 nhotte http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2210 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/04/02/dr-sumaila-at-the-un-human-rights-expert-summit-on-the-right-to-food/feed/ 0 Dr. Rashid Sumaila, FERU Director, is in Nairobi this week to participate in an expert summit on the Right to Food. The summit, which occurs on April 4 and 5, 2012, will focus on finding solutions to strengthen the protection of the right to food in the region. Dr. Sumaila will be speaking about the [...] UN Human Rights http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/11/07/american-association-advancement-science-aaas-annual-meeting-february-1620-2011/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/11/07/american-association-advancement-science-aaas-annual-meeting-february-1620-2011/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:07:16 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/?p=1346 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/11/07/american-association-advancement-science-aaas-annual-meeting-february-1620-2011/feed/ 0 FERU Director Rashid Sumaila will be presenting his analysis of the ecological and economic deficits of nations at the 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC. Linking data from the Global Footprint Network (http://www.footprintnetwork.org) and the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Sumalia will provide data and analysis about ecological and economic deficits and reveal a simple “ecolonomic [...] AAAS http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/11/02/world-oceans-summit-2012/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/11/02/world-oceans-summit-2012/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:25:13 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/?p=1324 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/11/02/world-oceans-summit-2012/feed/ 0 FERU Director Rashid Sumaila will be one of the speakers at the World Oceans Summit held in Singapore on 22-24 February, 2012. For more information,visit the World Oceans Summit website. http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/03/11/climate-change-altering-physics-ecology-socioeconomics-fisheries/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/03/11/climate-change-altering-physics-ecology-socioeconomics-fisheries/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:46:16 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/?p=1196 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/03/11/climate-change-altering-physics-ecology-socioeconomics-fisheries/feed/ 0 Friday, February 18, 2011: 8:30 AM-11:30 AM 207B (Washington Convention Center ) Global climate change is altering the physical and chemical conditions of the ocean. This in turn affects marine ecosystems in ways that ultimately exacts a toll on fisheries and human well-being. To ensure sustainable marine fisheries well into the future, we need to [...] http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/03/11/state-ocean/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/03/11/state-ocean/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:33:14 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/?p=1187 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2011/03/11/state-ocean/feed/ 0 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE OCEAN, GREEN SHIPPING AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Apr 28-29, 2011 Location: Institut Oceanographique de Paris 195 Rue Saint-Jacques 75005 Paris OBJECTIVES: Interdisciplinary in nature, the symposium will provide an opportunity to reflect on the policy and strategic implications of growing integration between four systems of central importance for the sustainable development of [...] http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2009/01/30/pathways-policies-sustainable-fisheries-marine-ecosystems/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2009/01/30/pathways-policies-sustainable-fisheries-marine-ecosystems/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:21:12 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/?p=467 May 31 - June 3, 2009: United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) Conference 2009 Symposium. Symposium Abstract: Modern fisheries constitute a quintessential ecological-economic problem, wherein 60 years of "rational" management has led to unimaginable erosion of fish stocks along with their habitats, food webs, and ecosystems. Unless fishing behaviors are altered, we face an unprecedented, global collapse of a critical source of protein for an increasing human population. In this symposium, we expose the pathologies of current practices, and explore approaches that will restore, revive, and sustain ecosystem support for fisheries.]]> http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2009/01/30/pathways-policies-sustainable-fisheries-marine-ecosystems/feed/ 0 May 31 - June 3, 2009: United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) Conference 2009 Symposium. Symposium Abstract: Modern fisheries constitute a quintessential ecological-economic problem, wherein 60 years of "rational" management has led to unimaginable erosion of fish stocks along with their habitats, food webs, and ecosystems. Unless fishing behaviors are altered, we face an unprecedented, global collapse of a critical source of protein for an increasing human population. In this symposium, we expose the pathologies of current practices, and explore approaches that will restore, revive, and sustain ecosystem support for fisheries. http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2008/04/21/global-ocean-economics-project-planning-workshop/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2008/04/21/global-ocean-economics-project-planning-workshop/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:50:27 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/?p=604 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2008/04/21/global-ocean-economics-project-planning-workshop/feed/ 0 While planning for the Global Ocean Economics Project began as early as December 2007, the project picked up speed in spring of 2008 when a group of nineteen biologists, economists, and students took part in a three-day planning workshop. The event which was scheduled for April 21-22, 2008 was important in laying the foundation, theoretic and practical, for the future of the project. http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/07/10/sixth-meeting-on-game-theory-and-practice-dedicated-to-development-natural-resources-and-the-environment/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/07/10/sixth-meeting-on-game-theory-and-practice-dedicated-to-development-natural-resources-and-the-environment/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:23:07 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=328 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/07/10/sixth-meeting-on-game-theory-and-practice-dedicated-to-development-natural-resources-and-the-environment/feed/ 0 July 10-12, 2006: 6th Meeting on Game Theory and Practice Dedicated to Development, Natural Resources and the Environment - hosted by IAMZ-CIHEAM (Zaragoza, Spain) http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/06/15/congressional-hill-briefing-by-rashid-sumaila-and-andrew-rosenberg/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/06/15/congressional-hill-briefing-by-rashid-sumaila-and-andrew-rosenberg/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:11:50 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=326 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/06/15/congressional-hill-briefing-by-rashid-sumaila-and-andrew-rosenberg/feed/ 0 June 15, 2006: Lenfest Ocean Program Rebuilding Depleted Fish Populations: Progress, problems and financial impacts - Congressional (Hill) Briefing by Rashid Sumaila and Andrew Rosenberg http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/05/08/marine-ecosystem-valuation-workshop/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/05/08/marine-ecosystem-valuation-workshop/#comments Mon, 08 May 2006 19:34:09 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=337 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/05/08/marine-ecosystem-valuation-workshop/feed/ 0 May 8 – 12, 2006: Marine Ecosystem Valuation Workshop, Pattaya, Thailand. Tentative Workshop Programme http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/04/18/ecopath-with-ecosim-workshop/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/04/18/ecopath-with-ecosim-workshop/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:35:31 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=341 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/04/18/ecopath-with-ecosim-workshop/feed/ 0 April 18 – 22, 2006: Ecopath with Ecosim Workshop, ACCRA, Ghana. http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/04/10/raja-ampat-ecosystem-based-management-workshop/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/04/10/raja-ampat-ecosystem-based-management-workshop/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:34:40 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=339 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2006/04/10/raja-ampat-ecosystem-based-management-workshop/feed/ 0 April 10 – 14, 2006: Raja Ampat Ecosystem Based Management Workshop, Bali, Indonesia. http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2005/09/19/benguela-current-lme-workshop/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2005/09/19/benguela-current-lme-workshop/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:36:11 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=343 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2005/09/19/benguela-current-lme-workshop/feed/ 0 Sep 19-23, 2005: BCLME Bio-Socio-Economic Assessment of Hake Fisheries 2nd Workshop and Training Course - Safari Court Hotel and Conference Centre, Windhoek, Namibia http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2005/05/25/2005-naafe-forum/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2005/05/25/2005-naafe-forum/#comments Wed, 25 May 2005 19:37:19 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=345 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2005/05/25/2005-naafe-forum/feed/ 0 May 25-27, 2005: 2005 NAAFE Forum - hosted by FERU http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/08/05/fisheries-economics-and-management-conference/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/08/05/fisheries-economics-and-management-conference/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:39:15 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=348 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/08/05/fisheries-economics-and-management-conference/feed/ 0 Aug 5-6, 2004: Conference on Fisheries Economics and Management in honour of Professor Gordon R. Munro. Hosted by Professors Trond Bjorndal, Ragnar Arnason, Daniel Gordon, and Rashid Sumaila. http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/05/24/hake-fisheries-in-namibia-and-south-africa-workshop/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/05/24/hake-fisheries-in-namibia-and-south-africa-workshop/#comments Mon, 24 May 2004 19:40:03 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=350 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/05/24/hake-fisheries-in-namibia-and-south-africa-workshop/feed/ 0 May 24-25, 2004: Optimal Harvesting Strategies for Hake Fisheries in Namibia and South Africa:First Stakeholder Workshop hosted by the University of Western Cape http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/05/02/world-fisheries-congress/ http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/05/02/world-fisheries-congress/#comments Sun, 02 May 2004 19:41:43 +0000 nhotte http://feru.org/wordpress/?p=352 http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2004/05/02/world-fisheries-congress/feed/ 0 May 2-6, 2004: World Fisheries Congress - Eight FERU members will be presenting work at the Congress. Dr Rashid Sumaila will chair the “Valuation of Fisheries” Session (Q2-5).